Drinking cold water vs warm water, which is better?

When I was a kid, my mum would never let us put more than 2 ice cubes into our water. She said ‘if you add more you will get asthma!’. I obediently obeyed. But now that I’m a ‘proper’ grown up and am able to question the ways of the world, I’ve decided to find out if there was actually some truth in her words after all.

Are you drinking enough water?

Chances are, highly unlikely. But nope, this isn’t going to be one of those posts that’s like 1., water is good for… and so on. If drinking water is too much of a hassle, maybe this guy’s account on a 30 day water gallon challenge could change your mind (or not)

Seriously, drink both!

They’re both good for you. It’s like how it’s bad to eat chilli when you have a stomachache but it’s good for you if you don’t as it has antioxidant properties.

Drink cold water when you exercise

Drinking cold water after exercising in the heat helps cool you down. A study has also found that drinking cold water helped to improve standing broad jump performance of athletes (if only knew it during Secondary school!). But don’t go overboard by drinking reaaally ice cold water! Cool water is the best.

Drink cold water to burn calories

It’s not a joke. Your body has to work to bring the cold water to its body temperature, and each cold glass of water burns an additional 8 calories. A study in the US has found that drinking ice water increases the body’s metabolism by 30%

Drink warm water to help with digestion

Traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda promotes having warm water when you waking up and during your meals to improve digestion. So that’s why hot Chinese tea is always served at Chinese restaurants!